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In Vitro Evaluation of the Virucidal Activity of Ethanol Against Human Adenoviruses.

  • Yuriko Matsumura1,2
  • Hong Wu1
  • Yoshihiko Fujioka1
  • Youichi Suzuki3
  • Atsuo Iwasawa2
  • Takashi Nakano1
  1. 1Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan.
  2. 2Division of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Healthcare University, 4-1-17 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8648, Japan.
  3. 3Laboratory of Biosafety Research, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan.
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Abstract

Ethanol has variable effectiveness against non-enveloped viruses; however, several reports suggest that it possesses virucidal activity against human adenoviruses (HAdVs). Ethanol concentrations between 45 w/w% and 95 w/w% showed sufficient activity against HAdV type 5 over a 30 s period, while concentration between 72.5 w/w% and 77 w/w% was effective against type 7 over 60 s period. Type 2 and 8 were less susceptible, however. In this study, we investigated the ability of different concentrations of ethanol to inactivate and change the structure of 19 HAdV types across six subgroups, using the virus infectivity titer for evaluation. After 1 min of ethanol treatment, HAdV types 5 and 8 were observed with transmission electron microscopy. The virucidal activity of disinfectant ethanol against HAdVs in subgroups A, B1 (except for type 21), and C was higher than that in subgroups B2, D, E, and F. We observed a 'U-shaped' fluctuation pattern where the reduction factor dropped at concentrations of 70-80% and then rose again at 90%. After treatment with 40% ethanol, TEM images showed no major changes in type 8 HAdVs, but organic matter was observed around the virus particles in type 5 HAdVs; after treatment with 66% ethanol, virus particles aggregated in both types. This suggests that HAdVs with a lower number of repeats in the shaft region exhibited higher ethanol resistance.

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@article{matsumura2026vitro,
  title = {{In Vitro Evaluation of the Virucidal Activity of Ethanol Against Human Adenoviruses.}},
  author = {Yuriko Matsumura and Hong Wu and Yoshihiko Fujioka and Youichi Suzuki and Atsuo Iwasawa and Takashi Nakano},
  journal = {Viruses},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3390/v18101170},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42944089},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - In Vitro Evaluation of the Virucidal Activity of Ethanol Against Human Adenoviruses.
AU  - Yuriko Matsumura
AU  - Hong Wu
AU  - Yoshihiko Fujioka
AU  - Youichi Suzuki
AU  - Atsuo Iwasawa
AU  - Takashi Nakano
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/21
JO  - Viruses
DO  - 10.3390/v18101170
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42944089
AB  - Ethanol has variable effectiveness against non-enveloped viruses; however, several reports suggest that it possesses virucidal activity against human adenoviruses (HAdVs). Ethanol concentrations between 45 w/w% and 95 w/w% showed sufficient activity against HAdV type 5 over a 30 s period, while concentration between 72.5 w/w% and 77 w/w% was effective against type 7 over 60 s period. Type 2 and 8 were less susceptible, however. In this study, we investigated the ability of different concentrations of ethanol to inactivate and change the structure of 19 HAdV types across six subgroups, using the virus infectivity titer for evaluation. After 1 min of ethanol treatment, HAdV types 5 and 8 were observed with transmission electron microscopy. The virucidal activity of disinfectant ethanol against HAdVs in subgroups A, B1 (except for type 21), and C was higher than that in subgroups B2, D, E, and F. We observed a 'U-shaped' fluctuation pattern where the reduction factor dropped at concentrations of 70-80% and then rose again at 90%. After treatment with 40% ethanol, TEM images showed no major changes in type 8 HAdVs, but organic matter was observed around the virus particles in type 5 HAdVs; after treatment with 66% ethanol, virus particles aggregated in both types. This suggests that HAdVs with a lower number of repeats in the shaft region exhibited higher ethanol resistance.
SN  - 1999-4915
ER  -